BI 213B - Principles of Botany

4 Credit(s)

Designed for Life Science majors. Topics: evolutionary trends of flowering plants, diagnostic characteristics of plant families, species distribution and community ecology interactions. Skills: explain phylogenetic relationship between plant groups, describe plant associations and species interaction in a variety of ecosystems, proficient use of botanical keys; ecological research that includes data documentation and analysis.

Prerequisite: BI 211 and BI 212 with a grade of C- or better or instructor consent
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Draw and describe characteristics that define the Anthophyte clade from all other plant clades
Construct a phylogenetic tree showing major flowering plant clades with key characters that distinguish the each clade
Discuss the trends in flowering plant evolution
Explain the ecological mechanisms and selective pressures that underlay those trends
Use climate and topographic maps to identify the floristic regions in Oregon
Complete a descriptive report of plant community structure including plant associations, biodiversity assessment and the biological interactions that take place in a biological community
Describe a plant in detail using descriptive botanical terminology
Identify an unknown plant using a botanical key
Identify on-sight at least 150 native and naturalized plants of Lance Co. Oregon by binomial and family, spelled correctly
Identify on-sight and use of morphological characteristics approximately 40 flowering plant families by scientific name, spelled correctly
Conduct plant ecology research from experimental design through data collection and analysis and final reporting

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